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Norma Cantu

Chair · Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund

Chair at Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
2
Roles reported
2
Others who share this name
4

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Reported as Chair of Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, based in Los Angeles, CA.
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Also listed as Secretary of Maldef Property Management Corp, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
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Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund Chair · $7.3M revenue · Los Angeles, CAFOUNDED IN 1968, MALDEF IS THE NATION'S LEADING LATINO CIVIL RIGHTS LEGAL ORGANIZATION, PROMOTING SOCIAL CHANGE THROUGH ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY EDUCATION…Filed FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Maldef Property Management Corp Secretary · $1.1M revenue · Los Angeles, CATO OWN AND OPERATE A NONPROFIT CENTER IN LOS ANGELES IN SUPPORT OF ITS SPONSORING ORGANIZATION, MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND…Filed FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Norma Cantu

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Norma Cantu 1 organization · San Francisco, CAAunt Lute Foundation
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Norma Cantu 1 organization · Mission, TXSharyland Pioneer High School Band Boosters
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Norma Cantu 1 organization · Bloomington, INAmerican Folklore Society INC
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Norma Cantu 1 organization · Boston, MACenter for Law and Education INC

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President and General Counsel · FY2024
$459K
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Vice President of Finance/CFO · FY2024
$200K
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Vice President of Development · FY2024
$200K
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Vice President of Litigation · FY2024
$198K
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VP of Communications & Media · FY2024
$173K
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Regional Counsel: Chicago · FY2023
$156K
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National Senior Counsel (thru 01/20) · FY2019
$156K
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National Senior Counsel (thru 11/21) · FY2021
$133K
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Regional Counsel: Western Region · FY2024
$127K
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Regional Counsel: Dc · FY2024
$127K
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1st Vice Chair · FY2024
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2nd Vice Chair · FY2024

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org